SOC100H5 Lecture : Chapter 15 - Aging & the Elderly - pp.350-371
30
SOC100H5 Full Course Notes
Verified Note
30 documents
Document Summary
Gerontology the study of aging and elderly people. Age stratification the unequal distribution of wealth, power and privilege among people at different stages of the life course. Gerontocracy - a form of social organization in which older people have the most wealth, power and prestige. Poverty: single women and visible minorities are those who are of the aged poor, some retired people have had to return to work due the economic downturn. Caregiving informal and unpaid care provided to a dependent person by family members, other relatives, or friends. Ageism prejudice and discrimination against older people. Structural functional approach society disengages old people, gradually transferring statuses and roles from older to younger people so that tasks are performed with minimal interruption. Disengagement theory society functions in a way by disengaging people from positions of responsibility as they reach old age. Symbolic-interaction approach focuses on the meanings that people attach to growing old. www. notesolution. com.
